RESILIENCE COMMITTEE

Laleh Shahidi

Goals:

Create positive change in communities by developing programs to increase physical, mental, emotional and social resilience; as well as to increase awareness about the importance of creating meaning and purpose in life.

Objectives:

Provide education about four dimensions, competencies and skill sets of resilience building

Develop mechanisms for dialogue and discussion on well-being and resilience challenges with awareness to issues of diversity within communities

Provide toolkit and activities to reduce the occurrence, frequency, and severity of distress and/or impairment of participants

Provide education, activities and resources that are relevant to the needs of diverse communities